Archive for February 2012
The Case of the High School Bandit
Attorney Andrew J. Williams represented a high school student charged with two Aggravated Robberies. Gradoni & Associates Investigate Cindy Klein handled the investigation for the defense, interviewing witnesses and the complainant. Andrew Williams wrote a letter stating “The investigation was instrumental in resolving the defendant’s cases, one Aggravated Felony was dismissed and the other Aggravated…
Read MoreEvidence Problems: Home Invasion Case Dismissed
Attorney Lana Gordon represented a defendant charged with a Home Invasion. The Complainants were able to identify two of the three assailants because they knew them by name and sight. Our defendant was charged because his baseball hat was found at the scene. Since the complainants could not identify the defendant the case was dismissed…
Read MoreInvestigation Pushes Prosecutor To Violent Rage
Texas Lawyer Blake Ferrell represented a defendant charged in Cherokee County with Injury to a Child. The State wanted at least 50 years in prison for the offense. There were no witnesses to the offense. The defendant claims he tripped and fell on top of the baby causing the injury. The State claimed that the…
Read MoreThe “Sorry, Wrong Apartment” Felony Case
Attorney John M. Petruzzi represented a defendant who was charged with entering an apartment and brandishing a knife at the occupants. Gradoni Investigates… Our investigation revealed that the defendant was intoxicated at the time and the apartment he entered had once been rented to one of his close friends. Both complainants admitted that they never…
Read MoreThe Retiree Knife Threat Investigation
Houston, TX Attorney Gary Polland represented a retired school teacher who had been drinking with some of her friends in her apartment. The complainant’s husband took the defendant’s credit card to go get some more vodka and didn’t return. The complainant alleged that the defendant got mad at her and held her at knife point…
Read MoreThe “Where’s My Child” Custody Case
The biological dad of a two year old child hired us to find his daughter. The father and mother of the child had been separated for over two years. While the dad was overseas, the mother moved and refused to tell the father where she was living or give him access to the 2 year…
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